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Technical Analysis Of Financial Markets: A Critical Study, Colin A. Cox
Technical Analysis Of Financial Markets: A Critical Study, Colin A. Cox
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The effectiveness of technical analysis has been debated by investors for years. This paper provides an overview of the history of technical analysis and details the more common techniques used in technical analysis. The relationship between technical analysis and fundamental analysis is discussed as well as how both methods of analysis are reconciled with the efficient market hypothesis. After introducing the more common tools of technical analysis, several of these are applied to Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 index covering the last ten years. Several technical analysis techniques outperform a buy and hold strategy by significant margins. Among the methods …
Technology In The Classroom, Sarah Elizabeth Praneis
Technology In The Classroom, Sarah Elizabeth Praneis
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Instructional technology can be extremely beneficial in teaching science and other subject .areas in the elementary classroom. Instructional technology is the new approach to teaching in which the student learns how to access information and apply that information to other areas. A workshop taught by Dr. Thomas Thompson dealt with the use of the laserdisc and laserdisc player as well as the barcode programs and their implementation in the classroom. The barcodes can be individualized to a teacher's instructional purposes and can also be used as a presentational method for lectures or student presentations. One science instruction program studied in …
The Basics Of Corporate Takeovers, Sean P. Mccullough
The Basics Of Corporate Takeovers, Sean P. Mccullough
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People are dependent upon corporations as employees, shareholders, and as a community. Yet, as dependent as we are upon corporations, few of us know anything about an important part of everyday business, corporate takeovers. The purpose of this paper is to give the reader a basic knowledge of takeovers. It is important for everyone affected by business activities to understand how and why takeovers happen. The scope of this paper covers why takeovers are initiated, financial characteristics of a takeover target, and how takeovers are financed. My analysis is limited by the reader's level of financial understanding. This paper is …
Conflict Of Interest Problems Arising In Personal Financial Planning, Jeffery A. Bubbers
Conflict Of Interest Problems Arising In Personal Financial Planning, Jeffery A. Bubbers
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The recent addition of Personal Financial Planning as an area in the accounting profession has significantly increased the opportunities available to CPA's. Along with this growth, has come many questions dealing with how this field may negatively affect the accounting profession. One of the purposes of this paper is to define Personal Financial Planning and show how CPAs will fit into this field. The second objective deals with presenting and discussing some of the major problems within Personal Financial Planning. The major concern facing the accounting profession focuses on the CPA's independence issue and it deals with such topics as …
Executive Decision Making During A Crisis: Burger King Reacts To Hurricane Andrew, Sue M. Scaglione
Executive Decision Making During A Crisis: Burger King Reacts To Hurricane Andrew, Sue M. Scaglione
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This paper investigates the decision making practices of the Burger King Corporation after the near destruction of its world headquarters in Miami, Florida by Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Seven executives were personally interviewed five months after the hurricane. Each were asked the same set of questions to determine: the pathway of decisions, to test the theories of centralized decision making vs. decentralized decision making, to test the structure of the organization on decision making, and to test the applicability of the five steps of decision making. Burger King made decisions based on the problem. The organization is decentralized, allowing for …
Harmonization Of International Income Tax Accounting In Four Capitalist Countries, Lori Gallagher
Harmonization Of International Income Tax Accounting In Four Capitalist Countries, Lori Gallagher
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The purpose of this thesis is to explain the need for international accounting standards, the IASC's role in developing these standards, and a plan to be used by the IASC to harmonize income tax accounting standards in the U.S., the U.K, Germany, and Japan. Most research was taken from secondary sources, with the exception of one speaker from the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Harmonization of accounting standards is needed to gain easier access into capital markets, and for comparability of financial statements worldwide. The IASC currently issues international accounting standards, however, they are not mandatory, and too broad to be …